Mutton Grass (Poa fendleriana)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Poa fendleriana is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild flavour, the seed can be cooked in stews etc, or can be ground into a powder and used in making bread, porridges, dumplings or whatever. — A mild flavour, the seed can be cooked in stews etc, or can be ground into a powder and used in making bread, porridges, dumplings or whatever.; A famine food, it is only used when all else fails.; The seed is rather small and fiddly to harvest.

Habitat & North American Range

Sagebrush desert to wooded areas at mid elevations on mountains and occasionally on dry ridges in the south of its range. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)